Excerpt from Historical Parallels, Vol. 1 Directed, should never be forgotten in estimating their claim to applause But whatever be our opinion touching Grecian and Roman virtue, or the moral character of the most celebrated portions of their history, these have obtained a degree of currency and notoriety, which render familiar acquaintance with them almost necessary for the full understanding of much even of modern literature. The object of this work is to supply, in part, these details from the original historians, and to compare or contrast them with other remarkable incidents of ancient or modern times; in hope of forming a collection of narratives of some interest to those who are not largely read in history. And even those who are in some degree familiar with the subjects here treated, but whose knowledge is chiefly drawn from compilations of modern date, may be gratified by the variety in style, feelings and opinions, observable in a collection of extracts from authors of various dates and nations. We have selected from the Grecian History, in chronological order, as furnishing the readiest prin ciple of arrangement, a series of occurrences of which some have obtained remarkable notoriety, some, being less known, are either striking in themselves, or characteristic of the age and people to which they belong, and finally some, with less intrinsic value, may serve to introduce curious or instructive matter. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.